The Trayvon Martin Case, Update 15.2: The Real Criminals

I have long had doubts about the integrity of the special prosecutor and her deputies in the Martin case. Two successive charging affidavits—that of George Zimmerman and that of Shellie Zimmerman that did not contain probable cause, that did not fulfill the elements of the offense gave me substantial cause for concern. Bernie de la Rionda’s bumbling and potentially coached interview of “Dee Dee,” left me slack-jawed. After the information that came to light today, I no longer have that concern: Ms. Corey and her deputies have no integrity at all.

I have long had no doubt that the media is obscenely biased to the left, and in the Martin case, that means toward “the narrative.” I still have no doubt. Consider this passage from an August 9, 2012 story by The New York Daily News:

Trayvon Martin corpse photo accidentally released by Florida prosecutors as part of botched evidence dump

Zimmerman, who was on academic probation when he was booted from the school in the wake of the shooting of Martin, did get an A in criminal litigation and a B in criminal investigation, the transcripts show.

But Zimmerman’s overall grade point average was dragged down by his abysmal math and science grades, which included a pair of Fs in two algebra classes.

The transcripts were in a package of evidence that was mistakenly released by prosecutors in Orlando, and which also included a photograph of the slain 17-year-old.

The Daily News has chosen not to publish the post-mortem photo.

Zimmerman’s high school transcript was also in the evidence packet. It revealed that here too he struggled with math and science — and, more surprisingly, his Spanish grades were in the low 80s, despite the fact that Zimmerman is half-Peruvian.

Under Florida law, all the material is supposed to be confidential. But they are a window into the intellectual firepower of Zimmerman, who has pleaded not guilty to second-degree murder and is free on $1 million bond.

Prosecutors accidentally released his academic record, which is normally exempt from Florida’s public-records laws. Also released by mistake: A photograph of Trayvon Martin’s corpse.

Prosecutors trying George Zimmerman on a second-degree murder charge accidentally released protected evidence Thursday, sending journalists and bloggers around the nation private academic transcripts showing that the neighborhood watch volunteer who aspired to become a judge did poorly on the classes in his major, criminal justice.

The prosecution also accidentally released a photo of Trayvon Martin’s body, which both sides in the case had agreed to keep from public view. The corpse photo was a grainy cellphone picture taken in the dark by one of the people who lives near the shooting scene. It was posted Thursday on blogs that subscribe to the Duval County State Attorney’s media email list.

Prosecutors recalled an email, which contained Zimmerman’s academic records from his Virginia high school and Seminole State College, in Sanford, where he studied criminal justice, but many media outlets had already reviewed the material. The records show Zimmerman’s mediocre grades had led to academic probation.

He got D’s in Introduction to Criminal Justice and Juvenile Delinquency, and a C in a course called Evil Minds -Violent Predators. He failed algebra and astronomy and had been placed on academic probation in 2011.

At one point, his grade-point average dropped to a .5. His A’s in English, criminal litigation and a Marriage and Family class boosted his overall G.P.A. to 2.3.

In late 2011, he was declined an associate’s degree because he had failed a class and did not have the credits to graduate. He was expelled from the school about three weeks after the killing, when the struggling student suddenly became the focus of a national media firestorm for having killed an unarmed teenager.

In releasing school records, the Special Prosecutor violated Florida law. The Miami Herald was very concerned about that:

Legal experts said prosecutors probably reviewed Zimmerman’s school records because they could suggest that he had enough knowledge of criminal justice to concoct a self defense claim on the fly.

‘To the extent that he had some knowledge of self defense, he would have been able to put together a story that made some sense,’ said Frederick Leatherman, a retired Seattle defense lawyer and legal-issues blogger who has reviewed all the Zimmerman case evidence. ‘As he conjured up this story, he didn’t know that a lot of the forensics would not match.’

Zimmerman’s defense attorney, Mark O’Mara, declined to comment about the accidental release of evidence Thursday. A spokeswoman for State Attorney Angela Corey released a statement saying the documents were inadvertently released without being reviewed, and asked reporters not to publish them because school records are exempt from Florida’s public-records law.

ANALYSIS:

We are now to believe that the Special Prosecutor did a document dump—”accidently released protected evidence”–without bothering to check its contents. They were “inadvertently released without being reviewed.”

A somewhat cynical man would be tempted to think that the photograph was released because the prosecution is worried, as well they should be: the evidence in this case is not on their side and never was. That same cynical man might be further tempted to think the photo was released to fan the flames of racial hatred and strife and to prejudice the entire nation, and media outlets from North to South, such as the New York Daily News and the Miami Herald are cooperating, at least in part. And further, that cynical man might be led to believe the school records were released to do as much harm to Zimmerman’s reputation as possible, and to buttress the “wanna-be cop” portion of “the narrative,” even adding “stupid wanna-be cop.”

I’m not a somewhat cynical man. I believe Lilly Tomlin was right when she said:

No matter how cynical I get, it’s impossible to keep up.

That’s certainly true in the Martin case. I suspect the prosecution isn’t worried about so blatantly violating the law and legal ethics. They know the fix is in. They’re probably sure the judge is in their pocket and will be unlikely indeed to sanction them, particularly since an appeal over his removal from the case may be filed any day. Mark O’Mara is in a bad position, and is probably reluctant to press the issue with a judge who might take even more offense and further harm George or Shellie Zimmerman. Or perhaps he is waiting to see if the judge will do anything about it, and failing that, provide even greater evidence of bias against Zimmerman to use on appeal.

Which is worse, knowingly violating the law by releasing protected evidence that is unmistakably and intensely prejudicial to the accused, or being so incompetent as to accidently release that evidence?

The media’s slant on this story is plain, unprofessional and offensive. The New York Daily News and Miami Herald don’t bother to report factually, but focus in on Zimmerman’s grades in an obvious attempt to portray him as an idiot. And “legal experts” claim the prosecution obtained his academic records in order to better lie about the case. A Mr. Leatherman from Seattle tells us: “As he conjured up this story, he didn’t know that a lot of the forensics would not match.” Mr. Leatherman apparently has reviewed the evidence of a different case. In the case I’ve followed, all of the evidence supports Zimmerman’s account and the prosecution’s investigator, Dale Gilbreath, has admitted essentially that.

If there was any doubt that the prosecution intended to use any dirty trick it could imagine, including violating legal ethics and the law, to convict George and Shellie Zimmerman, I suspect that doubt may now be safely retired. All that remains to be known before trial is to what degree the Judge is in the prosecution’s pocket. Any competent, ethical jurist would severely sanction the prosecution for this crude, cruel and stupid stunt—declaring a mistrial or dismissing the case with prejudice would not be too severe–for it is now a virtual certainty that a fair trial for George Zimmerman is impossible.

One need not be a cynical man to reasonably conclude that in this case, the criminals are on the wrong side of the bars.

I fear that in this case, the actual court in Florida may no longer be adhering to the law. The judge has already accepted two affidavits for charging with no probable cause, and as I’ve noted, I suspect concerns other than the fair and effective administration of justice under the law might be the rule rather than the exception in the future.

The court of public opinion can never be a court of law, but a court of law can descend to little better than that. I fervently hope I’m wrong.

ah that explains why I have not been near the blog. I do not post on such blogs, ever :).

Anyway Leatherman is wrong because George Zimmerman has a physical impediment and that involves a little piece of information on his medical report – sacroiliitis. It means that it is highly likely that George is not able to run all that fast…. how do I know? I have had the same diagnosis in my past and I have some understanding of the condition. It is more often than not associated with various forms of arthritis. It might be due to another reason, but then again George is taking glucosamine which is normally taken by people who have osteoarthritis in the belief that it can help their joints.

Zimmerman WANTED this in the court of public opinion. Long before this was a major issue, he called Hannity for an interview, and started cyber-panhandling for defense funds. That is when his notoriety caught on. That was before his first defense team walked, since their boy left the reservation.

Seriouly? In the intial weeks following the incident no one outside of the local area knew of it, and Zimmerman was not charged. How then, pray tell, could he then be “panhadling for defense funds” or calling Hannity when no one even knew who he was? It was only after the media blew this story up and Obama interjected himself, that anyone even knew who Zimmerman was.

Nice try, but the actual timeline does jibe with your fabricated version of events.

You know very well, or at least you should, that the media, and others, attempted to portray this as a race involved murder, a la racial-profiling or some other imbedded racist element long before Zimmerman started to try to use the media, or internet, to his advantage. Why try and rewrite history when your version is so provably false?

My point is that Zimmerman started a public donation defense fund. If Zimmerman was NOT interested in the public eye, why do that? Following that, he did indeed want to do an interview with Hannity. Following that, his original defense team bailed. What part of that time line is re-written?

“Long before this was a major issue, he called Hannity for an interview, and started cyber-panhandling for defense funds. That is when his notoriety caught on. That was before his first defense team walked, since their boy left the reservation.”

That was a re-writing of history. The reality is that Zimmerman was painted in the media as a racist, had a bounty put on his head, had Jesse Jackson and Al Sharpton calling for his arrest and calling the SPD, specifically, and Sanford, in general, racist, etc, etc long before Zimmerman ever did that interview with Hannity. Hannity and his team, by the way, were pursuing the interview with Zimmerman, not the other way around. The shooting occurred on February 26th and Zimmerman didn’t setup that website until April. All of March was dominated by media characterizations of Zimmerman without him responding. He did not have a “defense team” prior to Mr. O’Mara taking the case. There was never an attorney/client relationship between Zimmerman and Urig or Zimmerman and Sonner. This sounds like a defense of Zimmerman or his actions after the shooting, when it is really just a retelling of the facts. You can read and learn about all the information I just posted for yourself from virtually any news site.

I find it hilarious that Robles at the Miami Herald consistently picks Frederick Leathermans brain for quips on this case. The only expertise Fred has is being a disgraced Lawyer. This shows that the Herald doesn’t care for facts. Do a little digging on Leatherman..his tale is an interesting one. State of Washington Versus Darold Stenson. Leathermans ineffective assistance of Counsel and bias towards his own client walked Mr. Stenson right into Death Row.

Anyone who believes that the information released by Angela Corey’s team was “accidental” is either a fool or completely stupid. That information was released for one reason; to make George Zimmerman look bad in the public view.

This case ceased to be about seeking justice, no matter how the chips fell, and all about graft and making money off a wayward kid’s death. It started as a shakedown the minute Tracy Martin called his sister-in-law to get a hold of Benjamine Crump who is known to be all about shakedowns. And it started the minute Crump contacted his [good] friend, Al Sharpton, and asked Sharpton to give the case national notariety. And it started the minute Crump hired Raul Julison to control the media narrative.

Florida, and especially Pam Bondi, should be ashamed that it is almost impossible for George Zimmerman to get a fair trial in Florida, and while Angela Corey may think she will ride this case all the way to national prominence, she will eventually know exactly how Mike Nifong feels today, not to mention that the judge in this case is a disgrace to his robes.

See, this case will eventually wind its way though the appeals process where Crump, Bondi, Julison and Corey have no influence.

While laypeople may buy Corey’s excuse/explanation, and the Judge will gladly accept it, no one in the nation’s legal community believes it. After all, Corey just happened to release THIS information by mistake?

Her crime is obvious. This was as relevant to the case as Witness #9, DeeDee, meaning not at all. So why release George Zimmerman’s transcripts. To be sure, George knows what they are, so there was no need to give him that information.

Other indications of her crime, this is the same Corey who called Harvard Law School and for 40 minutes threatened to sue the school and Alan Dershowitz for defamation, and to seek having Dershowitz disbarred, all because SHE did not like Dershowitz badmouthing her and her case on CNN, Fox and national print media.

Someone like that, who on a PENDING case would threaten someone with a lawsuit and disbarment, yeah, I believe her, THIS was a mistake.

When is the Florida State Bar going to go after Corey and her office for her unethical and criminal conduct. She is making Mike Nifong of Duke University fame look like a choir boy.

Sidenote: I wonder if Corey has made similar “mistakes” in other tough cases, or is it only on the George Zimmerman case that she is incompetent, unprofessional and criminal.

People should keep in mind, THIS is a serious, grave mistake. It is one thing to mistakenly release some inconsequential information, but releasing these kinds of documents. This kind of mistake would subject lawyers in most states to discipline by the state bar and most likely sanctions by the Judge.

Corey’s and Judge Lester’s conduct have left me wondering just what the hell goes on there in Florida. Are the Judges and lawyers that stupid down there, or simply corrupt and criminal.

Do they have a court of appeals in Florida? Are they as corrupt, incompetent, stupid, and criminal as Corey?

I truly believe Corey is imbalanced. When on a pending case she calls Harvard Law School and threatens it with a defamation lawsuit, and that she will try to have disbarred one of the most famous lawyers in the world, with that act alone Corey told the world (and every lawyer, Judge, and Justice) that she is unethical, criminal, or at the minimum, nuts.

I can only conclude she is psychotic, an alcoholic, or she forgot to take her meds.

If the court of appeals and state bar do not step in to put a halt to Corey’s and the Judge’s conduct, that will confirm the entire state is corrupt.

And I will NEVER visit that state again. E.g., a few years back we visited Disney World. No more. The state can rot as far as I’m concerned. And God knows it is a no mans land down there. I heard that criminals run free because no one wants to get involved, help people our nor call 911. If you do, people like Corey will charge you with a crime and Crump will sue you for racial profiling.

I heard all people do down there now is peep behind their drapes while watching you get murdered.

As some of you may know from my postings on the Net, I am a fan of oaths, rules, law, ethics and professionalism. I was the first person on the Net to cite Judge Lester having violated Florida’s Code of Judicial Conduct.

And I have always commented, since mid March, that Crump should be criminally prosecuted (civil RICO) and disbarred.

Since this blog entry is about Corey, permit me to call readers’ attention to what Florida’s Eighteenth Judicial Circuit (in which Corey is a State Attorney) mandates how attorneys must conduct themselves (yes, this includes Corey and her henchmen). I will post parts relevant, but you can see the entire page here:

Also, I call your attention to the oath all Florida attorneys take on being admitted.

Lastly, I looked for, but could not find, the oath of officer Corey took when she was sworn in as a prosecutor.

So that would be three separate “oaths” and/or guidelines Corey has taken or is governed by. Note: Assuming she is admitted to the federal district court, federal circuit court of appeal, and maybe even the SCOTUS, add to that list another three separate oaths (in the federal system an attorney must apply, take an oath and be admitted in all three levels of the fed court system.

So that would make Corey subject to at least six oaths and standards of behavior.

Raison d’être for all this oath talk: I would assume that since Corey filed perjury charges against Shellie Zimmerman that Corey took oaths to mean something. Surely Corey will not argue that the oaths SHE (Corey) took don’t mean anything.

If she does not think all this serious that thinking would be contrary to the Florida Supreme Court. In 2011 the FSC considered the oath of admission important enough to revise and update it.

All this said, I am sure Corey does not consider any oaths applicable to her and that she believes any oath to be advisory and guidelines, nothing at all mandatory.

Anyway, when admitted as a Florida lawyer Angela Corey took this oath. Corey swore to obey these principles and agreed she could be disbarred for violation of any aspect of the oath.

In some spots I have reworded things and inserted names to give the oath context.
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OATH OF ADMISSION TO THE FLORIDA BAR

I Angela Corey do solemnly swear:

I will NOT (initiate) or maintain (the prosecution) against (George Zimmerman) which shall appear to me to be unjust…

I will (prosecute the case against George Zimmerman using) means only as are consistent with truth and honor, and will never seek to mislead the (public), judge or jury by any artifice or false statement of fact or law;

To (George Zimmerman) I pledge fairness, integrity, and civility, not only in court, but also in all written and oral communications;

I will abstain from all offensive personality and advance no fact prejudicial to the honor or reputation of (George or Shellie Zimmerman), unless required by justice (in prosecuting the case);

So help me God.
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Here’s another set of standards that Corey should live up to (albeit these are expectations, NOT mandatory).

STANDARDS OF PROFESSIONAL COURTESY FOR ATTORNEYS (For ALL attorneys who appear in the 18th Judicial Circuit)

Preamble: Attorneys are ethically bound to represent and advocate for their clients’ interests. Nonetheless, certain standards of professional courtesy must be observed… THE JUDGES OF THE EIGHTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT EXPECT PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT BY ALL ATTORNEYS WHO APPEAR AND PRACTICE BEFORE THEM. (Based on Judge Lester’s behavior I guess he is not included in this group.)

— Attorneys should not use discovery to obtain an unfair advantage.

— Attorneys should ensure that responses to discovery requests are organized…

— Attorneys should refrain from criticizing or denigrating parties or witnesses, before their clients, the public or the media, as it brings dishonor to our profession.

— Attorneys should not knowingly misstate, misrepresent, or distort any fact or legal authority to the court or to opposing counsel and should not mislead by inaction or silence.

— Attorneys should refrain from actions intended primarily to harass or embarrass.

There are other oaths, but you get the idea. IMO Corey’s situation is far worse that that of Mike Nifong.

Interesting information indeed. Thanks for taking the time to provide it.

As I’ve written several times, by the time the dust settles on this debacle, if there is any justice in Florida, the punishment accorded Ms. Corey and her deputies should make what happened to Mike Nifong look like a slap on the wrist.

Ms. Corey’s position is that of an elected public officer. As such, she is required to take the following oath:

Florida Constitution Art. II. § 5(b)

“I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support, protect, and defend the Constitution and Government of the United States and of the State of Florida; that I am duly qualified to hold office under the Constitution of the state; and that I will well and faithfully perform the duties of (title of office) on which I am now about to enter. So help me God.”

It’s Michael, “While laypeople may buy Corey’s excuse/explanation, and the Judge will gladly accept it, no one in the nation’s legal community believes it.”

With all due respect sir, that statement is not only offensive to all laypersons it implicates “the nation’s legal community” as corrupt as Corey and the judge are part of it . . . sheesh.

It is my opinion you will not admit this and can only deny it using ambiguous and/or fallacious legalese, but IMHO there is a simple reason the nation’s legal community is corrupt from Holder down. I say corrupt not thoroughly corrupt because there are a hell of a lot of good men and women in the field and I mean no offence to them, but they are outnumbered and I digress. For more info on the corruption of our legal community read what I wrote about it at: http://tinyurl.com/8uq53u3

Funny, I don’t remember anything you said past the first paragraph . . . huh.

If this comment is moderated out I understand, but I believe it is reactionary and comments like It’s Michael’s should be called out as his title of British nobility, esquire does not make him comprehend better than laypeople. It doesn’t make my skin any thicker either . . . does it?

As you’ve no doubt noticed, I’ve removed several comments. I’ve no idea what apparently antagonistic past you may have shared, but we do try to remain more or less on the topic of discussion here. I appreciate your taking the time to read and comment, but please, let’s leave personal issues for more appropriate forums.

Your inclusion of Frederick Leatherman in this post is perfectly done. I’ve been reviewing and, at times, commenting over there, as well, and I must say I’m confounded by his opinions. He makes statements that go against everything a typical lawyer stands for, especially one that focused on criminal defense, as he has claimed. The presumption of innocence seems entirely lost on the man and it’s very strange, indeed. In a more recent back and forth, it became known that his impression, though Dee Dee’s statement, was that Martin hid or was hiding when Zimmerman came upon him. I don’t see how one could seriously look at her statement, the questions asked and not asked, and arrive at that conclusion, but this is precisely what he has done.This is but one of the “facts and evidence” he is using.

I go there to debate others that are not of like-mind, but I come here for factual analysis and you never disappoint.

Leatherman has actually snapped. He is now spouting this theory that a lot of Global Grind misinfo sponges have been floating that George did not act alone. Like I said above though, you have to take things Fred says with large grains of salt..this guy has no objectivity. I think he’s disgraceful badmouthing Mark O’Mara, considering his past misdeeds as a defense attorney and his lack of objectivity as a supposed defense advocate is a head scratcher.

It definitely is a head-scratcher. Especially considering his past and his wife’s problems with the law, you would think that would frame his thinking differently, but he appears to have learned nothing from the case you mentioned.

April 10, 2012
Zimmerman launches a website — TheRealGeorgeZimmerman.com — seeking donations and thanking supporters. Hours later, his attorneys publicly dump him in a bizarre press conference, saying that Zimmerman has gone rogue by contacting Corey and Fox News host Sean Hannity while not responding to his own lawyers’ calls and texts.

I just sent this email to the Florida Bar Associations Public Relations Department

Dear Public Relations People:

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Be prepared! This George Zimmerman case has been handled so badly by the lawyers in the state of Florida that all lawyers in the state are being made to look foolish and scummy.

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Recall the Duke Lacross Rape Fiasco and how Prosecutor Nifong made the entire State bar association look look like a bunch of morons and goons.

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I am a resident of the great State of Florida since 2003. I find that the handling of this case has tarnished the reputation of our great State far greater than this case warrants.

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It is especially troubling that the State Prosecutor has been circumventing the law, skirting the law and outright breaking the law (in collussion with the various judges on the case).

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You all do recall Angela Corey calling up Harvard University and threatening to sue them for Alan Dershowitz comments on CNN, Fox, et al? You should be aware that this lady is attempting to try her case in the court of public opinion since she has no chance in a court of law (despicable).

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I have followed this case for months and I find most despicable the actions of our state officers of the legal profession (inclduing the various judges, especially Lester the jester).

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You can go back to making our State appear to be the laughing stock of the nation since you seem prepared to surrender the State to anarchy, vigilantism and perjurious criminal behavior on the part of our State officers.

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The State did nothing to respond to the calls for bounty placed on Mr Zimmerman, allowing him to be forced to flee his home in fear for his life (and forcing his parents to have to flee their homes in fear for their lives as well).

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Are we gonna just throw the justice system out the window and encourage vigilantism of the specific angry minorities? Or are we gonna have a single Justice system that is for use of all citizens that we can have faith in?

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In large measure, it seems your organization has helped deteriorate the sense of functionality of our system of justice through your inaction in this case, but maybe that was your intention.

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Your lawyers do get rich off the frivolous lawsuits that this case has been used to maintain (while the Stand Your Ground law was in part in response to a large litany of frivolous lawsuits). Are you scum bag lawyers just trying to protect your payday and thus you are happy to stay silent while a travesty of justice takes place so you can continue to line your pockets with frivolous lawsuits by neglient parents who raise feral children they have never taught right from wrong.

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How do we know that negligent parents raising feral children arent responsible for the criminal acts of their children? Well, we know in our society that irresposible parents who raise children who go on to commit crimes (when they should be home on punishment) get a major payday (and you lawyer scum want to keep it that way).

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I think the Zimmerman’s, the City of Sanford, and the Homeowner Association ought to be able to sue the Martins/Fultons/CrumpLawFirm/Natalie JacksonLAWFIRM/Julison communications/&Rev Al Sharptongue for their many lies and should faces charges for tampering evidence & blocking a police investigation.

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I also surely hope all the various media outlets that have lied about this case, made stuff up, edited tapes to make Zimmerman appear guilty, get sued massively, as well.

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This case has been a travesty from the beginning (with the national organization of black law executives trying to influence this prosecution far more than is allowable under the law).

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I followed the Duke Lacrosse Fiasco closely. I have followed this case even closer than that case.

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Bernie De La Rionda (State Prosecutor) interviews Deedee (Travon Martin’s supposed girlfriend – that is the lie that is being told – even though she has another boyfriend) and did some serious witrness manipulation with this witness (right after Benjamin Crump did his major witness tampering with her).

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There will be some major chances to have lawyers get in trouble over this case, and I imagine you will do whatever you can to hide the truth as you have helped to do in this case since day one.

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Sit by the sidelines and watch as we all laugh at your profession. The George Zimmerman case will be the next Duke Lacrosse Fiasco and you losers will have the egg all over your face since you sat around and did NOTHING while our state was inundated with vigilantes and vigilante lawyers (I would rather deal with the vigilantes than the vigilante lawyers……They are more moral than the vigilante lawyers)!

A worthy comment and dispatch to the FL State Bar, but if anything happens at all to these people, it is not going to be until AFTER the criminal case concludes.

I too am keeping an eye on what happens to Angela Corey-Nifong. Just the single act of calling Harvard Law School, on a pending CRIMINAL case where she represents the government, to threaten a private citizen’s employer, the employee’s job, and the employee’s professional license, all because the citizen was expressing an opinion (including criticizing the government official), that would get a sitting President impeached and kicked out of office.

Her conduct was not only criminal, but a violation of the oath she took as a state attorney, misconduct as an officer of the court, and abuse of governmental powers, office, and position.

I heard that the Florida Bar is also corrupt. But I can’t recall where I read that, so for now I’ll just treat Angela Corey-Nifong as a test of that statement. If they do not do anything about Ms. Corey-Nifong that pretty much says it all.

Well said. And, by the way, I voted for Obama (and will do so twice) so I’m not approaching this from the right at all. This is outrageous and anyone who cares about justice should care about this case.

Good article. I’ve written a lot about Frederick Leatherman as have some of your other commenters. If the mainstream media quotes from him again we have some evidence to show their editors just how *provably* ridiculous the guy is.

As far as the prosecution’s behavior, I’ll be writing some on that soon, too. Their behavior is provably unethical as well- such as the dates relating to the the Martin’s being allowed to claim being victims vs. the date the prosecutor made their “decision” to prosecute. A lot of this has been posted at Conservative Treehouse, but I think much more should be made of it.

There is no question he will ultimately be acquitted. I hope it is during the SYG hearing so civil immunity is gained from a spree of law-suits. Then, I look forward to Bondi, Corey, the media, the “audio experts”, the list goes on and on… being held accountable.